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Dynamics and Mechanisms of Foreign Language Enjoyment Contagion
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Talebzadeh, Nahid; Elahi Shirvan, Majid; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
With the recent shift from negative psychology to positive psychology in the field of second language acquisition deeper understanding regarding the transfer and construction of positive emotions within classroom interactions is needed. Inspired by the concept of emotion contagion in the field of psychology, the purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Nonverbal Communication
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Teacher-Initiated Verbal Humor and Ludic Language Play in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Context
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Heidari-Shahreza, Mohammad Ali – Cogent Education, 2018
Although research on second language (L2) humor and language play is burgeoning, most previous studies have addressed language learners. Thus, L2 teachers in general and EFL teachers in particular have comparatively received much less attention in the literature. The present research, to my knowledge, is the first study in the Iranian context and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction